Judge John Ramsey Johnson sentenced Ariston Jamal Dickson Friday to eight years in prison in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Robert Maurice Lesueur. Dickson, 21, was arrested in connection with Lesueur’s death on October 23, 2012, just one day after police found Lesueur in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment suffering from gunshot wounds to the …
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Ariston Jamal Dickson pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday morning in the shooting death of Robert Maurice Lesuer. He also pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Dickson is scheduled to be sentenced June 7. According to the plea deal, Dickson was in Lesuer’s ex-girlfriend’s apartment when the shooting occurred. Lesuer …
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Ariston Jamal Dickson was ordered held on a second-degree murder charge Wednesday in the shooting death of Robert Lesueur. Charging documents in the case allege that the night he was killed Lesueur charged into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and threatened her. Dickson shot him inside the apartment, the documents allege. Relying on at least two witnesses, …
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Ariston Jamal Dickson, 21, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Robert Maurice Lesueur. Lesueur was shot Monday at the 1700 block of 27th Street. He died later at the hospital. Dickson will likely be presented with the charge at DC Superior Court later today. A press release …
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Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Southeast D.C. as 23-year-old Robert Maurice Lesueur of Northeast D.C. Lesueur was shot about 1:33 a.m. Monday in the 1700 block of 27th Street Southeast. He was transported to an area hospital where he died. The Washington Post reports that the incident is believed to …
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